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Thirteen companies from North Cyprus are participating in Dubai Gulfood Food Fair by arrangement of the Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Industry (KTSO).
According to a statement from the Chamber of Industry, Gulfood, one of the largest food fairs in the world, …

Turkey’s financial aid of Turkey to the TRNC “hit the ceiling” last year. However, 47% of the Turkish grants were not used because the required reforms did not take place.
According to the 2017 TRNC economic indicator report, there was a serious increase …

The Greek Cypriot administration will not be permitted to continue engaging in unilateral natural gas exploration activities in the Mediterranean without the consent of Turkish Cypriots, the foreign minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ( …

President Nicos Anastasiades called on Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots to return to the negotiating table provided they end the violation of the republic’s sovereign rights inside its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
In a written statement issued on …

NICOSIA – Agence France-Presse
Greek Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades urged Turkey on Feb. 21 to lift its blockade of offshore gas exploration that would benefit both the Greek and Turkish Cypriots if the island is reunited.
“The rhetoric by Turkey and …

Turkey is keeping up the pressure on South Cyprus regarding its policy on unilaterally searching for gas offshore Cyprus by issuing a new Navtex (notice to mariners), effectively extending a blockade that prevents offshore drilling for natural gas by …

Six men in the north were sentenced on Wednesday to between two and six months in prison for the attacks last month against Afrika newspaper and the Turkish Cypriot ‘parliament’
According to Turkish Cypriot media, the head of Turkey’s ruling party – AKP – …

President Nicos Anastasiades called on Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots to return to the negotiating table provided they end the violation of the republic’s sovereign rights inside its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
In a written statement issued on …

by Reuters
|Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Cyprus says it would press ahead with oil and gas exploration, signaling resolve in a standoff with Turkey.
ATHENS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Cyprus said on Wednesday it would press ahead with oil and gas exploration, …

A search for natural gas off Cyprus will benefit all the ethnically divided island’s citizens and will continue as planned, despite Turkey's efforts to interfere, the Cypriot president said Wednesday, reported The Associated Press (AP).
President …

ISTANBUL - The president of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiadis, said in a statement published Wednesday that he once again publicly invites ''Turkey and the Turkish-Cypriot side to immediately respond to my appeal for a return to the negotiating table, …

President Nicos Anastasiades called on Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots to return to the negotiating table provided they end the violation of the republic’s sovereign rights inside its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
In a written statement issued on …

(MENAFN) Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday that his country will continue its search for off shore gas, despite strong opposition from Ankara and the nation's breakaway Turkish Cypriots, according to AP.
Anastasiades said that any …

By Associated Press
February 21, 2018
Cyprus' energy minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, right, and Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades attend a meeting with the leadership council of the island, at the Presidential palace in divided capital Nicosia, …

Cyprus' energy minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, right, and Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades attend a meeting with the leadership council of the island, at the Presidential palace in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. …

A new four-party coalition government won a vote of confidence in the Turkish Cypriot parliament Thursday.
The new Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) coalition government won the vote 27-22, as one lawmaker was absent from the 50-seat parliament.
…

NICOSIA – Anadolu Agency
A new four-party coalition government won a vote of confidence in the Turkish Cypriot parliament on Feb. 15.
The new Turkish Cypriot coalition government won the vote 27-22, as one lawmaker was absent from the 50-seat parliament.
…

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' president says a search for offshore gas will carry on as planned despite strong opposition from Turkey and the ethnically split island nation's breakaway Turkish Cypriots. President Nicos Anastasiades said in a …

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